dover freight study

Dover

Freight

Study(Air Cargo Freight Access Study)

Community Workshop

April 21, 2021

Welcome to the second

Dover Freight Study

(Air Cargo Freight Access Study)

Community Workshop

Agenda

• Workshop Format

• Poll Questions

• Q & A

• Study Area

• Purpose and Need

• Study Status Update

• Revised Conceptual Alternatives

• Next Steps

Please review the information and provide feedback.

You feedback is very important.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE•How can I participate in this workshop?

•You can listen using your computer speakers or by calling in on your phone.

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•Phone Number: 301-715-8592

•Webinar ID: 873 7874 3581

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Study Area

Garrison Oaks

Technology Park

Central Delaware

Aviation Complex S

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Poll Question 1

Do you live or work in the study area?

A. Live

B. Work

C. Live and Work

D. Neither

Enhance connections and access to the Central DelawareAviation Complex (CAT) and Garrison Oaks Technology Park toand from the regional highway network

Improve connections between the CAT and the Garrison OaksTechnology Park

Make both the CAT and Garrison Oaks Technology Parkpotentially more attractive areas for industries to considerlocating

Reduce traffic, particularly heavy-truck traffic, on the area’slocal roadway network

Support future land use for the area as identified in both theKent County and City of Dover Comprehensive Plans

Purpose

And

Need

Poll Question 2

Do you agree with the Purpose and Need of This Study?

A. Yes

B. No

C. Unsure

Study Status

First Community Workshop October 28, 2020

• 13 Registered – 11 Attended

• 5 Polling Questions Asked and Tabulated

• 15 Questioned Asked and Answered

• 6 Post Workshop Survey Questions Asked Tabulated

Office of State Planning Meeting February 24, 2021

• Consensus with OSP

Business Owners Survey January 2021

• 97 Business Surveys Distributed

• 11 Questions Asked and Tabulated

Business Owners Meeting March 23, 2021

• 10 Businesses Contacted

• 5 Businesses Attended

Revisions to Conceptual Alternatives October 2020 – April 2021

• Based on Feedback from Community and Area Businesses

• Input from City, County and OSP

CENTRAL

DELAWARE

AVIATION

COMPLEX

DOVER

AERO

PARK

HORSEPOND

ROAD

EXTENSION

POSSIBLE

BRIDGE OR

CULVERT

Poll Question 3

Do You Support Removing/Reducing Truck Traffic From Fox Road

and Acorn Lane By Utilizing an Extension of Horsepond Road?

A. Yes

B. No

C. Unsure

GARRISON

OAKS

TECHNOLOGY PARK

Poll Question 4

Do You Support Improvements to Horsepond Road, Such as

Improving Shoulder Widths, Intersections, and Construction of a

New Road That Extends Horsepond Road to Garrisons Oaks

Technology Center?

A. Yes

B. No

C. Unsure

Poll Question 5

Do You Support Construction of a New Road That Extends

Starlifter Avenue to S Little Creek Rd?

A. Yes

B. No

C. Unsure

Poll Question 6

Do You Support Improvements to Lafferty Lane, Such as

Intersections at Horsepond Road?

A. Yes

B. No

C. Unsure

SR1 Access Analysis

Toll

Plaza

White

OakN. Little

Creek

S. Little

Creek Lafferty

Lane

No opportunity based on

existing ramp locations

Lafferty to S. Little Creek

Ramp adequately serve the

existing and proposed

industrial areas east of SR1

Exiting North Serving Ramps

Any new ramp options would not meet spacing

requirements and introduce unsafe weaving conditions

S. Little Creek to N. Little Creek

A new ramp could meet spacing

requirements but would not

reduce overall travel times on the

network

N. Little Creek to White Oak Rd.

Any new ramp location in this area

would not meet spacing requirements

and would create safety issues with

weave near the toll plaza

White Oak Rd to Toll Plaza

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N. Little

Creek

S. Little

Creek

• Requires Widening of SR1 for Acceleration

Lane and Taper

• Requires Widening of SR1 NB Bridge Over

North Little Creek Road

• Requires Right-of-way Acquisition

• Requires Relocation of Existing Residence

and Business

• Ramp Spacing Requirement Would Not Be

Met

• Ramp Access Would Only Be 900’ Away

From the Existing NB Ramp From North

Little Creek Road


NB On Ramp Options



SB On Ramp Options

• Creates an Undesirable Weave Condition

between This On-Ramp and Puncheon Run

Off-Ramp

• Ramp Spacing Requirement Would Not Be

Met


• Requires Relocation of Existing Business

SR1 Access Analysis

White

OakN. Little

Creek



SB Off Ramp Options


NB On Ramp Options

• Ramp From Horsepond Road Extended to SR1 NB

• Ramp Would Merge With SR1 Approximately 1000’

South of White Oak Road

• Requires Widening of White Oak Road Bridge Over

SR1

• Ramp Spacing Requirement Would Not Be Met

• Ramp Access Would Be 3,800’ Away From the

Existing NB Ramp From North Little Creek Road

• No Options

SR1 Access Analysis

Toll

Plaza

White

Oak


NB On Ramp Options


• Ramp From Garrison Oak Drive to SR1 NB

• This Ramp Location is Not Feasible Based on

Proximity to the Toll Plaza


SB Off Ramp Options

• Ramp From SR1 SB to White Oak Road

• This Ramp Location is Not Feasible Based on

Proximity to the Toll Plaza

• No Direct Connection to Horsepond Road

Extended Without Ramp Flyover of SR1


SR1 Access Analysis

NEXT STEPS

•Community Workshop #2

•Revise Conceptual AlternativesApril 2021

•Final Project Alternatives

•Draft Recommendations Report (PEL)

•Public Comment Period

May 2021

•Final Recommendations Report (PEL)

•Recommendations to MPO

•Recommendations to MPO Council

June 2021

Thank you for taking time to participate in today’s

community workshop.

Your comments are important to us and will be

considered along with comments from government

and regulatory agencies. Safety and operational

requirements will also be taken into account.

Therefore, while all comments are considered, some

comments may not be incorporated into the project.

Please complete the survey at the end of this

Workshop.

Thank You

You may also mail or email comments to:

Attn: Jim Galvin

Dover/Kent County MPO

1783 Friends Way

Camden, DE 19934

[email protected]

For Additional

Information

Start of Question & Answer Session

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Information

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•*6 – Unmute/Mute

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